I SECOND THAT EMOTION (Bassline)
As recorded by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
(Released as a Single in 1967)
Words and Music by William "Smokey" Robinson & Alfred Cleveland
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
Intro
Q=95(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
S E S +Q S E S +E E W Q +E. S E E S S S S
|------------------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------|-5--(5)-2---2-5-2-5-2-|
|-5-5-5-(5)--3-3-3-(3)---|----------|----------5-----------|
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q +E. S S S E E E E E +E. S S E S +S S E E E +E. S S S E E E
|--------------------||-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---|---------------------|
|--------------------||---------7-------------7-|---------------------|
|-5--(5)-----------2-||-5-5-(5)-----------------|-5-5-(5)-------------|
|--------5-2-5-3-5---||-------------------------|---------5-2-5-3-5-7-|
E E +E. S S E S +S S E E E +E. S S S E E E E E +E. S S E S +S S E
|-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---|---------------------|-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---|
|---------7-------------7-|---------------------|---------7-------------7-|
|-5-5-(5)-----------------|-5-5-(5)-------------|-5-5-(5)-----------------|
|-------------------------|---------5-2-5-3-5-7-|-------------------------|
To Coda
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +S S S S S E S +S S S S
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-----------2--|---------------------------2-5-2-|
|---------5-2-5-3-5----|-3-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-5-5-5-(5)-------|
E E +E. S S S E E E
|----------------------||
|----------------------||
|-5-5-(5)-------2------||
|---------5-2-5---5-2--||
Bridge
E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S S S E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------5-5---------|----------2---------|
|--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)-----5-2-----|
|-3------------5-------|--------x-------5-2-|
Q E. S E E S S S S Q E E Q +E E
|---------------------|------------------||
|---------------------|------------------||
|-------5-------2-5-2-|-5--5---5--(5)----||
|-3-------3-3-5-------|---------------2--||
Chorus
E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------2-|
|-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5---|
|---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
E E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------5-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2---|
|-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|------------------5-|
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------5-5---------|
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|---------5-------2-5-2-|
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|-3-3-(3)-------5-------|
D.S. al Coda &
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-------------------------2----||
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5--||
S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------2-5-2-|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
Bridge
Q. +E. S E S S S S E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S
|----------------------||----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------2-------||----------5-5---------|-----------------------|
|-5----(5)-5-5---5-2---||--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5-2--------|
|--------------------5-||-3------------5-------|--------5-------5-2-5--|
Chorus
Q E S S E E S S S S Q E E Q +E S S E E +E. S S S E E E
|----------------------|-------------------||---------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------||---------------------|
|------2-5-------2-5-2-|-5--5---5--(5)-2---||-5-5-(5)---5---------|
|-3--------3-3-5-------|-----------------5-||---------5---5-2-3-4-|
S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------2-|
|-----------------------2-5---|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
S S E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-5-2-5-(5)-2---------------|---------------------|
|-------------5-------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2----|
|---------------3-3-5-------|------------------5--|
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|-----------------2-5-2-|
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-5-------|
Interlude
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------|
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-------------------------2---||-5-5-(5)---5----------|
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5-||---------5---5-2-3-4--|
S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------------2-|-5-5-(5)---5-5---------|--------------2-------||
|-----------------------2-5---|---------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5---5-2-5-||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|---------------5-------|--------5-------------||
Bridge
E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S Q E S S E E S S S S
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------5-5---------|--------------2-------|----------------------|
|--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5---5-2-5-|------2-5-------2-5-2-|
|-3------------5-------|--------5-------------|-3--------3-3-5-------|
Chorus
Q E E Q +E S S E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-------------------||-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------||-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5--5---5--(5)-2---||-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5-2-|
|-----------------5-||---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
E E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------5-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2---|
|-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|------------------5-|
E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5-2-|
|---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
E E +E S S E E S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------5-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5-5-(5)---5---------|
|-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|---------5---5-2-3-4-|
S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------2---|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5-|
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------*|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------*|
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|-5-5-(5)---5----------*|
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|---------5---5-2-3-4--*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
